harness
noun
the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.
have harnessed
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present perfectof harness.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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More recently, scientists have harnessed the power of superconducting magnets to guide electron beams in experimental devices such as synchrotrons and accelerators.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024
Already researchers have harnessed spider silk for a biomedical and engineering uses as sutures and scaffolding for regrowing tissue.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 12, 2024
One Russian carrier, Nordwind Airlines, appears to have harnessed family ties to procure parts for the 12 Airbus and 15 Boeing aircraft in its fleet, the customs data show.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2023
In fact, lawyers, researchers, policy makers, and abolitionists have harnessed these “inside moves” to do just that.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2023
In the late sixties, civil rights activists might have harnessed the great idealism that the southern movement inspired in Americans.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
